Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen will embark on a 20-city U.S. tour later this summer with his new band, the Nightflyers.
Also featuring Connor Kenney on guitar and vocals, Brandon Morrison on bass and vocals, Will Bryan on keys and vocals, and Lee Falco on drums and vocals, Donald Fagen and the Nightflyers have been performing shows recently in the Woodstock, NY area, however this will be the group’s first national tour.
For the run of shows, the Donald Fagen and Nightflyers will perform a set that includes Steely Dan tunes, songs from Fagen’s solo catalogue and some “swell surprises,” according to a press release announcing the tour.
The Nightflyers tour kicks off with two shows August 3rd and 4th in Port Chester, NY and wraps up Sept 16th in San Francisco, CA. The band will then head to Japan for the Yokohama Blue Note Jazz Festival.
In 1982, Donald Fagen released a solo album titled The Nightfly.
Steely Dan will perform at the inaugrual Classic East and Classic West festivals this July.
Donald Fagen and the Nightflyers 2017 tour dates:
Aug 3-4 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre
Aug 8 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore at Gleason
Aug 9 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
Aug 11 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
Aug 12 – Saint Augustine, FL – Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
Aug 14 – Montgomery, AL – Montgomery Performing Arts Center
Aug 16 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall
Aug 17 – Wilmington, NC – Cape Fear Stage
Aug 19 – Chattanooga, TN – Tivoli Theatre
Aug 20 – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Aug 22 – Louisville, KY – The Palace
Aug 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
Aug 25 – Northfield, OH – Hard Rock Live
Aug 26 – New Buffalo, MI – Four Winds Casino
Aug 28 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre
Aug 29 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
Aug 31 – Salina, KS – Stiefel Theatre
Sept 2 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater
Sept 3 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
Sept 12 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sept 13 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount
Sept 15 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
Sept 16 – San Francisco, CA – Masonic
Sept 23-24 – Yokohama, Japan – Yokohama Blue Note Jazz Fest
